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Originally Posted by thecursedfly View Post
tell me if I say something wrong in this..
scenario:
- I'm going to visit a friend in the USA in three weeks
- I take 500 euros cash with me to give to my friend, or make an international bank transfer for whatever personal reason, lets say an old debt
- he buys a N900 from Amazon shipping to his address and paying with his credit card
- I arrive in USA, stay there a week while I unpack the N900 and begin to use it as my daily phone
- I come back to Europe with the N900 unpacked in my pocket as my regular phone.
(- Of course, warranty would be usable only returning the N900 to my friend somehow..)

Where is the duties+vat catch? They cannot know I didn't have the phone when I arrived in USA right?
If it is illegal, take it just as a scenario; I don't see anyway how anybody would know the truth..
there is nothing to worry about! billing will be about 376eur and you are free to bring any equipment with you with an overall of 430eur. so buy your phone in the us and you are fine to bring it with you, but if you want to buy some more stuff keep in mind that you got only 55eur left to spend on new stuff and import it to the EU. this 430eur is only for stuff you bring with you, you are forced to pay taxes and vat if you send it home or anything like that. the 430eur is free per person.
 

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